Common
Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor. He has received three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Golden Globe Award.
He debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar?, and gained critical acclaim with his 1994 album Resurrection. He maintained an underground following into the late 1990s. He achieved mainstream success through his work with the Soulquarians.
His first major-label album Like Water for Chocolate (2000), received commercial success. In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for the Erykah Badu single "Love of My Life". His 2005 album Be was also a commercial success and was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards. Common received his second Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group for "Southside" (featuring Kanye West), from his 2007 album Finding Forever. His best-of album, Thisisme Then: The Best of Common, was released in late 2007. In 2011, Common launched Think Common Entertainment, his own record label imprint, having previously released music under various other labels including Relativity, Geffen, and GOOD Music.
Common won the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and the Academy Award for Best Original Song, for his song, co-written and performed with John Legend, "Glory" from the 2014 film Selma, in which he co-starred as Civil Rights Movement leader James Bevel. Common's acting career also includes roles in the films Smokin' Aces, Street Kings, American Gangster, Wanted, Terminator Salvation, Date Night, Just Wright, Happy Feet Two, New Year's Eve, Run All Night, Being Charlie, Rex, John Wick: Chapter 2, Smallfoot and Hunter Killer. He also narrated the documentary Bouncing Cats, about one man's efforts to improve the lives of children in Uganda through hip-hop/b-boy culture. He starred as Elam Ferguson on the AMC western television series Hell on Wheels.
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Known for
The Simpsons
Common (voice)
Scrubs
Common
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Self
Silo
Robert Sims
Hell on Wheels
Elam Ferguson
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Presenter
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self - Presenter
Girlfriends
Omar
The Chi
Rafiq
The Mindy Project
Security Guard
American Masters
Self
Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out
Never Have I Ever
Dr. Chris Jackson
Lip Sync Battle
Self
John Wick: Chapter 2
Cassian
Terminator Salvation
Barnes
TRL
Now You See Me
Evans
StoryBots: Answer Time
Mr. Wonderful
Ocean's Eight
Common
American Gangster
Turner Lucas
A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop
Self
Wanted
The Gunsmith
Entourage
Common
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Westley
Girls Trip
Common
Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince
Self
The Chris Rock Show
Chappelle's Show
Street Kings
Coates
The Hate U Give
Uncle Carlos
All About Nina
Rafe
Hunter Killer
RA John Fisk
Smokin' Aces
Sir Ivy
Suicide Squad
Monster T
Smallfoot
Stonekeeper (voice)
Feel Rich: Health Is the New Wealth
Himself
Movie 43
Bob Mone (segment "The Pitch")
Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
Self
Game Over
Himself (voice)
Breathe
Darius
Selma
James Bevel
Chamber Check: Evolution of a Fight Scene
Self
Live from Detroit: The Concert at Michigan Central
Self
Run All Night
Mr. Price
New Year's Eve
Soldier
Here and Now
Ben
Date Night
Collins
Brown Sugar
Self
The Price of Protest
Self (archive footage)
The Odd Life of Timothy Green
Coach Cal
America Divided
Self
Mark Twain Prize
Self - Musical Guest
Ava
Michael
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap
Self
Megan Leavey
Gunny Martin
The Tale
Martin
Happy Feet Two
Seymour (voice)
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
Self (segment "Two Words")
Kanye West: College Dropout [Video Anthology]
Airline Employee (segment "All Falls Down")
Wick Is Pain
Self
Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
Self (archive footage)
Chasing Trane
Self - Musician
Alice
Frank
Shut Up and Dribble
Self - Musician
Being Charlie
Travis
The Kitchen
Gary Silvers
The Informer
Grens
I Love the '70s: Volume 2
Self
The Wiz Live!
The Bouncer
Hate to See You Go
Just Wright
Scott McKnight
Fool's Paradise
The Dagger
5 Sides of a Coin
Himself
Black in the 80s
Self
Barbershop: The Next Cut
Jabari
Framework
Himself - Host
LUV
Uncle Vincent
Pawn
Jeff Porter
Activate: The Global Citizen Movement
Self
Between Riverside and Crazy
Junior
Beef
Self
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Self
Music
Self
X/Y
Jason
The Legacy of J Dilla
Self - Rapper; Friend
A Happening of Monumental Proportions
Daniel
Unity
Narrator (voice)
Bouncing Cats
Narrator
Fraggle Rock: Rock On!
Self
Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
Self
Diane Warren: Relentless
Self
Love Beats Rhymes
Coltrane
The Words That Built America
Self - Reader: Declaration of Independence
Brave New Voices 2010
Himself - Host
Every Secret Thing
Devlin Hatch
Saint Judy
Benjamin Adebayo
One World: Together at Home
Self
Hip-Hop and the White House
You're Watching Video Music Box
Self (archive footage)
Letter to the President
Self
Obama
Self
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
Self
Boo-Yah: A Portrait of Stuart Scott
Self
Evolution of the Black Quarterback
Self
BET Presents Love & Happiness: An Obama Celebration
Self - Performer
Pete Rock: Soul Survivor
Common
Chris Rock: Road To Live Special
Self
Our Vinyl Weighs a Ton: This Is Stones Throw Records
Self
Soundz of Spirit
Self
The Notorious B.I.G BET Official presents
Notorious B.I.G.: Bigger Than Life
Self
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
Narrator (voice)
Stretch and Bobbito: Radio That Changed Lives
Two Trains Runnin'
Narrator
Paragraphs I Manifest
Self
Letter to the Free
Killing Me Softly with His Songs
Self
A Most Beautiful Thing
Narrator
Misdirection: The Real Magic
Narrator
Black America Again
Himself - Street Performer
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Godfathers and Sons
Self
VH1 Hip Hop Honors: All Hail the Queens
The Daily Show
Self
Bilal: Live at Glasshaus
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Musical Guest
Soul Power: The Legend of the American Basketball Association
Self/Narrator
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Musical Guest
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2
Self
We're Still Here (Now).... A Documentary about nobody
Self
The View
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause
Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
Chelsea
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
One on One
Darius
Entertainment Tonight
Self
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self